News is new information or current events. The reporting of news falls into the field of journalism. News can be reported by a variety of sources, such as newspapers, television and radio programs, wire services, and web sites. News reporting is a type of journalism, typically written or broadcast in news style. Most news is investigated and presented by journalists and can be distributed to various sites via news agencies. If the content of news is significant enough, it eventually becomes history.
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Newsworthiness
To be considered newsworthy, an event usually must have broad interest due to one or more news values:-
Effect (how many people were, are or will be affected?)
Timeliness (did the event occur very recently?)
Revelation (is there significant new information, previously unknown?)
Citigroup sues pawnshop over logo Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:59:39 -0500 You would think that Citigroup had enough on its plate these days, but that hasn't stopped the financial behemoth from filing a copyright infringement suit against a Brooklyn, New York, pawnshop over a similar logo. Partridge, pear tree, etc.: $86,609 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:43:41 -0500 Read full story for latest details. 'Bailout' is 2008 word of the year Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:36:04 -0500 Read full story for latest details.
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Student suspended for wearing Santa Claus suit Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:05:00 -0500 WALLINGFORD, Pa. - A suburban Philadelphia teenager was suspended for a day for wearing a Santa Claus suit to school.
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All Headline News - Breaking News The latest top breaking news, U.S., world, business, politics, entertainment, celebrities, sports, technology, and more. (AHN) Philippine Pearl, World's Second Largest, In Gems Auction Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:12:27 -0000 (AHN) - A Philippine pearl reputed to be the world's second largest of its kind will be the main sale item in Sunday's winter auction of Natural History by U.S. auctioneer Bonhams & Butterfields. (AHN) Massive Ice Chunks Spotted Near New Zealand Coast; Global Warming To Blame Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:58:08 -0000 (AHN) - More than 100 icebergs - and possibly more to follow - are drifting toward the coast of New Zealand in an exceptionally rare occurrence. The unusual event has prompted officials to issue a shipping warning in the area.
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Donkeys Escape From Live Nativity Scene Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:03:19 -0500 A living nativity scene in near the Colorado ski resort of Vail almost had to go without two crucial actors when two donkeys escaped. Search Of Car Turns Up Gift-Wrapped Marijuana Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:45:51 -0500 Some people won't be getting the Christmas presents they were expecting. Friends Gift Wrap Apartment In Holiday Prank Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:19:54 -0500 A Chicago man could be unwrapping the hundreds of Christmas gifts spread around his apartment for days, even weeks.
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PENNYFINDERS PAYS BIG DIVIDENDS FOR LOCAL RESIDENT AND WORTHY CAUSES Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:13:30 -0000 POMONA, CA – Giving new meaning to the old adage that “a penny saved is a penny earned,” Tina Shelton is celebrating the one-year anniversary of her personal penny-finding journey, which is chronicled at http://PennyFinders.com, with a campaign aimed at collecting one million smiles on the site. Anyone can add to the smile counter by finding a penny and donating it to a worthy cause, and Shelton will take the lead by donating her year’s worth of found coins -- more than 3,400 in all -- to the Salvation Army’s “Red Kettle Campaign” fundraising program.
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Unlike other companies, DNA2Diamonds is a full cycle company consisting of sales, distribution and manufacturing – from order inception to the finished diamond. Because of this unique structure, DNA2Diamonds has been able to control costs and
This is True
THIS is TRUE #809: 13 December Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:44:58 -0000
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Large portions of True are archived on the web, including the
This is True story archive,
the Honorary Unsubscribe, and
the Bonzer Web Site of the Week.
This is True covers
bizarre-but-true stories from newspapers from around the world. True
is also the source of the (in)famous Get Out
of Hell Free cards, the well-edited humor site
Jumbo Joke, and is the publisher of the
True Stella Awards, featuring case write-ups of
crazy lawsuits.
Special Note from True's 13 March 2005 issue:
Bad News, Good News: The bad news is, the RSS feed for
True's free edition was being abused: people were using scripts to post
the text to their web sites automatically, despite very clear prohibitions
against that. Since people wouldn't stop that abuse, I stopped it --
by not putting the full text in the RSS feed anymore. It sucks that a few
idiots spoiled it for everyone, but that's the way it is. True
depends on its copyright to stay in business, and I just can't have people
stealing it like that. I offer all sorts of neat things for free, including
the "True-a-Day" service for you to put a story on your own web sites that
automatically changes every day, a free archive of past stories, this free
subscription, and lots more. Yet some just can't be satisfied with that and
take more than what's offered. That is indeed stealing, folks, and those of
you who post stories on your web sites, post them to Usenet, print them in
newsletters, and more threaten True's very existence. And that
matters to me. It's not a "victimless crime"! I'm very generous
with my work, but I must draw the line somewhere. The "where" is up to me,
not you, and if you're one who's stealing it and can't deal with that fact,
then stop reading my stuff.
The GOOD news is, I'm very sympathetic to the vast majority -- those who
want to stay within the rules, to not cross the line, to not steal. A lot
of you try hard to subscribe and get the issues by e-mail, but have
difficulty, either because you only have a work e-mail address and are not
allowed to subscribe to e-mail publications, or your ISP filters out the
e-mail you asked to get, even while you still get loads of spam.
Thus, as of last week I have started posting the current issue on the
True web site so you can read it via the web. Not only that, but
because very often the letters in the current issue refer to the previous
one, I'm also posting the previous issue on the True web
site. They automatically rotate, and the RSS feed is now a notification of
the new postings, keeping the RSS option a useful feature. To find the
current issue, look in the Navbar on the True site. The previous
issue is linked from the current one's page. (That Navbar is pretty handy:
it has links to the True-a-Day service, the archive, the Reader Forum, the
Bonzer and Honorary Unsubscribe archives, site search and a lot more. The
site is pretty big, but it's well organized -- if you take the time to
explore it and use the tools provided to find what you want.)
THIS is TRUE #808: 6 December Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:28:55 -0000
To read the full text of this week's issue see
This is True's --
weird news stories.
Large portions of True are archived on the web, including the
This is True story archive,
the Honorary Unsubscribe, and
the Bonzer Web Site of the Week.
This is True covers
bizarre-but-true stories from newspapers from around the world. True
is also the source of the (in)famous Get Out
of Hell Free cards, the well-edited humor site
Jumbo Joke, and is the publisher of the
True Stella Awards, featuring case write-ups of
crazy lawsuits.
Special Note from True's 13 March 2005 issue:
Bad News, Good News: The bad news is, the RSS feed for
True's free edition was being abused: people were using scripts to post
the text to their web sites automatically, despite very clear prohibitions
against that. Since people wouldn't stop that abuse, I stopped it --
by not putting the full text in the RSS feed anymore. It sucks that a few
idiots spoiled it for everyone, but that's the way it is. True
depends on its copyright to stay in business, and I just can't have people
stealing it like that. I offer all sorts of neat things for free, including
the "True-a-Day" service for you to put a story on your own web sites that
automatically changes every day, a free archive of past stories, this free
subscription, and lots more. Yet some just can't be satisfied with that and
take more than what's offered. That is indeed stealing, folks, and those of
you who post stories on your web sites, post them to Usenet, print them in
newsletters, and more threaten True's very existence. And that
matters to me. It's not a "victimless crime"! I'm very generous
with my work, but I must draw the line somewhere. The "where" is up to me,
not you, and if you're one who's stealing it and can't deal with that fact,
then stop reading my stuff.
The GOOD news is, I'm very sympathetic to the vast majority -- those who
want to stay within the rules, to not cross the line, to not steal. A lot
of you try hard to subscribe and get the issues by e-mail, but have
difficulty, either because you only have a work e-mail address and are not
allowed to subscribe to e-mail publications, or your ISP filters out the
e-mail you asked to get, even while you still get loads of spam.
Thus, as of last week I have started posting the current issue on the
True web site so you can read it via the web. Not only that, but
because very often the letters in the current issue refer to the previous
one, I'm also posting the previous issue on the True web
site. They automatically rotate, and the RSS feed is now a notification of
the new postings, keeping the RSS option a useful feature. To find the
current issue, look in the Navbar on the True site. The previous
issue is linked from the current one's page. (That Navbar is pretty handy:
it has links to the True-a-Day service, the archive, the Reader Forum, the
Bonzer and Honorary Unsubscribe archives, site search and a lot more. The
site is pretty big, but it's well organized -- if you take the time to
explore it and use the tools provided to find what you want.)
Reuters: Oddly Enough
The secret of Xmas crackers -- pull downwards Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:04:30 -0000 LONDON (Reuters) - Debenhams department store has worked out a formula it says will make sure festive feasters are never again left holding the short end of a pulled cracker.
Australian man turns Santa, gives away belongings Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:36:19 -0000 SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian man has embraced the spirit of the season, taking on the role of a real-life Santa and giving away his possessions as gifts for the second Christmas in a row.
Ghana's Mills spurns Christmas hampers on graft fears Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:34:03 -0000 ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's President John Atta Mills is refusing to accept traditional Christmas gifts such as hampers this year because they may be efforts to corrupt him, a spokesman said on Thursday.
chron.com News Bizarre
Spirit of giving goes too far for 5th-grader with $10,000 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:37:00 -0000 Children who received the ones, fives and twenties told teachers and the principal, and the sheriff's department was called.
Grinch wouldn't steal reindeer poop ornaments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:07:00 -0000 The reindeer droppings are dehydrated, sterilized and spray-painted with glitter. They’re called “Magical Reindeer Gems.”
Kerrville woman's recipe for finicky husband: call 911 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:01:00 -0000 Prosecutors in Kerrville will review the case of a woman accused of calling 911 to complain that her husband refused to eat his dinner. A police report says the 53-year-old woman at the scene was also yelling “about things that happened two weeks ago.”
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Festive Dip: Swimmers Brave Christmas Chill Dozens of hardy swimmers have braved the Christmas Day chill for a festive plunge in the Serpentine in London's Hyde Park. Snowball Gang's Hit And Run On Cop Car Two police officers sheltering inside their patrol car were subjected to an onslaught of snowballs thrown by dozens of teenagers, an internet video showed. 'The World's Best Job' Ends For British Man The British man who for six months had the "Best Job In The World" is set to pack away his snorkel as his contract comes to an end.
MiamiHerald.com: Weird News
Donkeys escape from live nativity scene in Colo. Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:33:00 -0500 A living nativity scene in near the Colorado ski resort of Vail almost had to go without two crucial actors when two donkeys escaped. Pa. student suspended for wearing Santa suit Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:03:00 -0500 A suburban Philadelphia teenager was suspended for a day for wearing a Santa Claus suit to school. Friends pack apartment with gifts in holiday prank Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:08:00 -0500 A Chicago man could be unwrapping the hundreds of Christmas gifts spread around his apartment for days, even weeks.
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